"the St Johnstone name, losing 3-1 at home to newly-promoted Central Girls. St Johnstone W.F.C. St Johnstone Women's Football Club (formerly Jeanfield Swifts Ladies Football Club) is a Scottish women's association football club based in Perth. They are members of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL), the highest level women's football league in Scotland, and have competed in its second tier, SWPL 2, since 2016. The club is part of Jeanfield Swifts Community Football Club, a community-orientated umbrella organisation that also included the men's junior football club, Jeanfield Swifts F.C., as well as amateur and youth teams. Jeanfield Swifts were"
"in 1832, serve as the main focus point on the southern end of the city centre. The waterworks, which have been converted into a gallery dedicated to the works of J.D. Fergusson in 1992, is one of the very few early surviving examples of a cast iron structure. St Johnstone is the city's professional football club. The team play in the Scottish Premiership at their home ground, McDiarmid Park, in the Tulloch area of the city. They were the Scottish Cup holders having won it for the first time in 2014, after 130 years without a major trophy. There are"
"He joined St Johnstone in a season-long loan for 2017–18 before being released by Colchester at the end of the season. Johnstone has represented Scotland at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels. Born in Dumfries, Johnstone joined the youth system at local club Queen of the South at 8 years old until he joined Celtic at 13 years old. At Celtic, Johnstone scored the opening goal in the under-19s first match in the 2012–13 NextGen Series at home to Sporting Lisbon, whilst he also contributed to Celtic winning the Scottish Premier under-20 League and scored with his first touch of"
"St Johnstone in January 1968. The club finished third in the East of Scotland League in 1969–70 and 1972–73, before winning it for the last time in the 1973–74 season. Hawick Royal Albert applied to join the Scottish Football League for a second time in 1975, when the league was restructured, along with seven other non-league clubs, but was eliminated in the first round of voting. Ferranti Thistle, which later became Livingston, was the club elected. In 1980 and 1981, the club reached the Scottish Qualifying Cup South final in successive years, losing to Whitehill Welfare and beating Gala Fairydean"
"Johnstone F.C. Johnstone Football Club was a football club based at Newfield Park in Johnstone, Renfrewshire in Scotland. The club was a member of the Scottish Football League in two spells between 1912 and 1926. The club was formed in 1878 and initially played at Cartland Bank. After spending time in minor leagues, they joined the Scottish Football Alliance in 1894 after most of its membership had moved to the new Scottish League Division Two. In the same year the club moved to Newfield Park. During this time the club demonstrated its potential in the Scottish Cup by beating Greenock"
"Denny Johnstone Denny Johnstone (born 9 January 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton. Johnstone began his senior career with Celtic, leaving the club in 2014 without making a first-team appearance and signing for English Championship club Birmingham City. Johnstone spent time on loan with Conference club Macclesfield Town and League Two clubs Cheltenham Town and title-winners Burton Albion in 2014–15 and spent the 2015–16 season on loan at Greenock Morton in the Scottish Championship. Johnstone departed the ""Blues"" and signed for League Two club Colchester United in June 2016."
"reached the semi-finals of the 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, while Dundee United were runners-up in the 1987 UEFA Cup Final. St Johnstone have never made a major impact in European football. All three clubs have endured spells in the lower divisions. Between them, they have won the second tier championship 14 times, and have lifted the minor Scottish Challenge Cup on four occasions up to 2017–18. ""Up to and including season 2017–18."" Perhaps the most famous meeting between the ""Arabs"" and the ""Saints"" was the 2014 Scottish Cup Final at Celtic Park, won 2–0 by St Johnstone to secure the"
"Ian Johnstone Ian Donaldson Johnstone (2 March 1939 – 1993) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Colchester United. Born in Galashiels, Johnstone joined Scottish amateur club Ormiston Primrose as a youth, earning a move to Colchester United in the 1958–59 season. He played two games in the Football League for the U's, making his debut in a 1–0 home victory against Chesterfield on 18 April 1959 and made his final appearance on 29 August 1959 in a 2–2 draw with Barnsley at Layer Road. He later played for Clacton Town. Ian Johnstone"
"St Johnstone won their first ever Scottish Cup after a 2-0 win against Dundee United in the final. Thirty six clubs enter from the first round, sixteen from the Highland League, three qualifying Junior clubs and seventeen other clubs affiliated with the Scottish Football Association. Scottish League Two clubs enter in the second round along with the top two clubs from the previous season's Highland League and the winners of both the South of Scotland League and the East of Scotland League. Scottish League One and six Scottish Championship clubs start in the third round, while the remaining four Championship"
"Livingston United F.C. Livingston United Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club joined the Scottish Junior Football Association in 1970, having existed as a Juvenile side since 1935. Their home ground is Station Park. The SJFA restructured prior to the 2006–07 season, and United found themselves in the 15-team East Region, South Division. They finished 15th (bottom) in their first season in the division. The team is managed by Andrew Malone who was appointed the role after leaving his position as assitant manager at local rivals Bathgate Thisle, Andrew a former player of"
"club became manager in November 2017 p. Livingston United F.C. Livingston United Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club joined the Scottish Junior Football Association in 1970, having existed as a Juvenile side since 1935. Their home ground is Station Park. The SJFA restructured prior to the 2006–07 season, and United found themselves in the 15-team East Region, South Division. They finished 15th (bottom) in their first season in the division. The team is managed by Andrew Malone who was appointed the role after leaving his position as assitant manager at local rivals"
"the former Scottish league side Johnstone F.C.. Since their foundation, ""The Burgh,"" have been based at James Y. Keanie Park (named after the builder who donated the land The club was built upon), but have much-delayed plans afoot to relocate within the next couple of years to a new ground at the more central Thomas Shanks Memorial Park less than one mile away, built in conjunction with the local council: the perpetually poor drainage at Keanie Park resulting in the regular postponement of home fixtures during the winter months has been a severe financial drain on the side. It was"
"McDiarmid Park McDiarmid Park is a stadium in Perth, Scotland, used mainly for association football. It has been the home ground of Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone since its opening in 1989. The stadium has an all-seated capacity of . As well as St Johnstone matches, McDiarmid Park has been chosen to host the final of the Scottish Challenge Cup on nine occasions. It has also been used for rugby union, including a full international between Scotland and Japan in 2004, several Scotland A fixtures, and some home matches of the former Caledonia Reds team. St Johnstone F.C. had played"
"Johnstone Johnstone (, ) is a town in the council area of Renfrewshire and larger historic county of the same name in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. The town lies west of neighbouring Paisley, west of the centre of the city of Glasgow and north east of Kilwinning. Part of the biggest conurbation in Scotland, Johnstone is at the western edge of the Greater Glasgow Urban Area. Johnstone was largely a planned community which grew up around the house of Easter Cochrane, later known as Johnstone Castle, seat of the Houston or Houstoun family who gained their name from"
"their first-ever Scottish Cup Final, after defeating Aberdeen 2–1 at Ibrox Stadium. They won the final against Tayside rivals Dundee United on 17 May, 2–0 at Celtic Park. St Johnstone have qualified for the UEFA Europa League (formerly the UEFA Cup) on seven occasions. The furthest they have progressed is the third round, which occurred in 1971–72, their debut season in the tournament. St Johnstone share a Tayside rivalry with both Dundee and Dundee United. It was against the former on New Year's Day 1997 that they recorded their biggest league win in recent memory, 7–2. For a list of"
"family played football professionally. Johnstone attended St Ninian's High School, Kirkintilloch, as a beneficiary of the partnership between the school and Celtic. Denny Johnstone Denny Johnstone (born 9 January 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton. Johnstone began his senior career with Celtic, leaving the club in 2014 without making a first-team appearance and signing for English Championship club Birmingham City. Johnstone spent time on loan with Conference club Macclesfield Town and League Two clubs Cheltenham Town and title-winners Burton Albion in 2014–15 and spent the 2015–16 season on loan"
"died in 1993. Ian Johnstone Ian Donaldson Johnstone (2 March 1939 – 1993) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Colchester United. Born in Galashiels, Johnstone joined Scottish amateur club Ormiston Primrose as a youth, earning a move to Colchester United in the 1958–59 season. He played two games in the Football League for the U's, making his debut in a 1–0 home victory against Chesterfield on 18 April 1959 and made his final appearance on 29 August 1959 in a 2–2 draw with Barnsley at Layer Road. He later played for Clacton"
"to play at the stadium. McDiarmid Park McDiarmid Park is a stadium in Perth, Scotland, used mainly for association football. It has been the home ground of Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone since its opening in 1989. The stadium has an all-seated capacity of . As well as St Johnstone matches, McDiarmid Park has been chosen to host the final of the Scottish Challenge Cup on nine occasions. It has also been used for rugby union, including a full international between Scotland and Japan in 2004, several Scotland A fixtures, and some home matches of the former Caledonia Reds team."
"Johnstone F.C. seasons 2017–18 St Johnstone F.C. season The 2017–18 season was the club's fifth season in the Scottish Premiership and their ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football. St Johnstone also competed in the Scottish Cup, the League Cup, and after a years absence they competed in qualifying for the Europa League. They were knocked out by FK Trakai in the First qualifying round and finished Eighth place in the League. This was the final season at the club for legends Alan Mannus, Steven MacLean, and Chris Millar, with the latter being rewarded with a testimonial."
"Johnstone Burgh F.C. Johnstone Burgh Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, and play in the Central District First Division of the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region. The club were formed in 1956, in response to an article in the ""Johnstone & Linwood Gazette"" newspaper from a journalist that had been ordered out of the newspaper's office on the corner of Johnstone's Rankine Street by the office manager with instructions not to return until he had a story. The journalist proceeded to ask locals what they thought about forming a new football club to replace"
"Livingston F.C. Livingston Football Club is a Scottish football club in Livingston, West Lothian. Livingston currently play in the Scottish Premiership and were founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team. The club was admitted to the Scottish Football League and renamed as Meadowbank Thistle in 1974, and played its matches at Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh. In 1995, the club was relocated to Livingston, West Lothian and renamed after the town. Since then Livingston have played their home games at Almondvale Stadium. In the ten years following the move to Livingston the club enjoyed notable success, winning promotion to"
"being in Linwood, it is more accurately in Paisley, and joins the Ferguslie Park area- Linwood is in fact further away on the other side of the Johnstone By-Pass. To the east, St Mirren F.C., the local team of the town of Paisley who play in the Scottish Championship. moved in January 2009 from their traditional Love Street home some 600 m away from a new all-seater stadium on vacant ground near the current St. James Station. This involved selling Love Street to a supermarket chain and it was given planning permission by Renfrewshire Council in 2005 for both the"
"for the Perth club. Danny Swanson Daniel Joseph Swanson (born 28 December 1986) is a Scottish footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder for Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone. Swanson started his career at Scottish Third Division side Berwick Rangers before moving to Scottish Premier League club Dundee United in 2008. He moved to England in 2012 to play for Peterborough United. After two years with Peterborough he signed for Coventry City, but he then moved back to Scotland on loan at St Johnstone. Swanson was released by Coventry in September 2015 and then signed for Heart of Midlothian, where"
"succeeded by Johnny Pattillo for 1953–54. The Saints remained in the Second Division throughout the tenures of these two managers. Bobby Brown took over in the summer of 1958 and, in his second season 1959–60, the club finally won promotion again. Brown and his successor Willie Ormond both managed Scotland after leaving St Johnstone. In 1970–71, under Ormond, Saints finished third in the league and qualified for the 1971–72 UEFA Cup. The club historically has had little success in national competitions. Prior to winning the Scottish Cup in 2014 its only cup successes were limited to successes in the Consolation"
"to Livingston on 6th May 2017. Some details relating to photographs of past teams and information about the history of local teams is available here. Dunbar United F.C. Dunbar United Football Club is a Scottish football club from the town of Dunbar, East Lothian. The club operates on a semi-professional basis. Dunbar United's home strip (uniform) is black and white stripes. Dunbar United was formed in 1925 and currently plays in the East of Scotland Football League (Conference A), having moved from the SJFA East Region Premier League in 2018. The team play their home matches at New Countess Park,"
"2014 Scottish Cup Final The 2014 Scottish Cup Final was the 129th final of the Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match took place at Celtic Park on 17 May 2014 and was contested by St Johnstone and Dundee United. After winning the game 2–0, St Johnstone entered the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League in the Second Qualifying Round. This was St Johnstone's first-ever Scottish Cup Final in their 130-year history, and Dundee United's 10th. St Johnstone entered the competition in the Fourth Round. They began their campaign against Livingston at McDiarmid Park. Stevie May and"
"Trondheim, the home city of Rosenborg, gave the Perth club a chance of proceeding to the next round and, despite an early goal by Rosenborg in the home leg at McDiarmid Park, a Stevie May goal in front of 7,850 supporters (almost all behind the home club) was enough for St Johnstone to earn a place in the third qualifying round against FC Minsk of Belarus. Due to redevelopment work taking place at FC Minsk's stadium, the first leg in the next round took place hundreds of kilometers away from Minsk in the city of Grodno. A goal by Steve"
"for the full Scotland team. One of the two ball boys from the 1968–69 season, Allan Woods, signed a professional contract with Partick Thistle at just 16 yrs old, under Dave McParland and returned to Johnstone Burgh after three years at Firhill. Johnstone Burgh F.C. Johnstone Burgh Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, and play in the Central District First Division of the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region. The club were formed in 1956, in response to an article in the ""Johnstone & Linwood Gazette"" newspaper from a journalist that had been ordered out"
"Johnstone's first appearance in the Scottish Cup Final, while it was Dundee United's tenth appearance. United had previously won two Scottish Cups (in 1994 and 2010), and have been beaten in seven finals. The most notable meeting of the two clubs in the Scottish Cup until now was in the 1990–91 Scottish Cup, when Dundee United won 2–1 in a semi-final at East End Park and advanced to the 1991 Scottish Cup Final. For the first time in its history, the Scottish Cup Final was played on a Sunday in 2013. This was done to comply with UEFA regulations which"
"Formartine United in the 2018–19 Scottish Cup, and with the team sitting in the bottom position of League Two. John Brogan (footballer, born 1954) John Gerald Brogan (born 9 March 1954) is a Scottish professional football player and manager . He played for several Scottish clubs in the 1970s and 1980s, scoring 273 goals in all competitions during his career. He remains St Johnstone's record goalscorer. Brogan began his senior career at Albion Rovers in 1972, signing from Junior club Blantyre Celtic. He moved to St Johnstone in February 1977, scoring 6 goals in 15 games to help the Saints"
"when the second division was reinstated in 1921. Johnstone were relegated to the new Third Division at the end of the 1924–25 season. When this division was disbanded at the end of the following season, Johnstone returned to the Football Alliance. They remained in this league until 1927 when they were wound up. Johnstone F.C. Johnstone Football Club was a football club based at Newfield Park in Johnstone, Renfrewshire in Scotland. The club was a member of the Scottish Football League in two spells between 1912 and 1926. The club was formed in 1878 and initially played at Cartland Bank."
"Sky Sports. Match officials Match rules 2014 Scottish Cup Final The 2014 Scottish Cup Final was the 129th final of the Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match took place at Celtic Park on 17 May 2014 and was contested by St Johnstone and Dundee United. After winning the game 2–0, St Johnstone entered the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League in the Second Qualifying Round. This was St Johnstone's first-ever Scottish Cup Final in their 130-year history, and Dundee United's 10th. St Johnstone entered the competition in the Fourth Round. They began their campaign against Livingston"
"Luke Johnston Luke Johnston (born 3 September 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who formerly played for Dundee United, making two appearances in the Scottish Premier League in 2013. He also played for Dunfermline Athletic and Montrose on loan before leaving Dundee United in 2014. Johnston was attached to Raith Rovers as a youth player before his family emigrated to Australia when he was aged fourteen, where he played for Perth Glory. Returning to Scotland in November 2011, he joined Dundee United on a short term contract in January 2012 and went on to make a number of appearances for"